H, have you read A Land Fit for Heroes, by Richard Morgan? Its a great series with a lot of great characters. Its really, really Grimdark and has maybe the next most horrific scene behind Inchoroi raping that guy in front of family. Morgan is right behind Bakker on my list of best fantasy authors.

You should check out Paul Kearney. He likes to rape innocent people with swords.

I am almost through Paul Kearneys Monarchies of God series, and I have to say it is quite brilliant. I never thought I would enjoy military fantasy, so that was a pleasant surprise.

I thought of the movie Braveheart a lot during this series, especially one of the characters(Corfe) is almost a mirror image of William Wallace in Braveheart.

I highly recommend this series to any fans of military fantasy. I can also mention that the fantasy aspect is very toned down.

Wilshire, I never said that "the world does not exist". The world is definitely real. All I am saying is that you should never confuse the map for the territory. The map being the world as humans perceive it through interpreting sensory data and described through conceptual language, and the territory is the world as it is behind all the labels.

You mention logic, but isn`t logic a concept too?  One of my favorite philosophical ramblers Terence Mckenna said that the world is literally made of language. It took me awhile to really understand what he meant by that, but now(after certain convincing experiences) I have to agree with that statement.

Your reality tunnel is a learned one. That reality tunnel can be altered if you want it to.

If you really think that the world is  what our descriptions of it tells us it is, then you are entering solipsism, and I really think that our minds/consciousness is way more weird than we might imagine at this point.

For the record I do not go around telling people I meet that "I do not exist". That would be crazy. I play the game as everyone else, and it really does not affect my day to day life if I ,on a philosophical level, do not exist.

@H

So far, I really only have 1 book read, being Light, by John M. Hamilton, which I didn't particularly care for.

I did not enjoy Light as much as the second one,(It is supposedly a trilogy, but all the books are stand alones) Nova Swing. It has a very "David Lynchish" feel to it, where it is almost impossible to grasp the intentions of the various characters. The plot here is more detective noir style with loads of mysterious shit going on. Highly recommended.

I would also try out his various "Viriconioum" novels(also supposedly a trilogy) which are more fantasy with sci fi elements.

His name is M John Harrison by the way

@Wilshire  Most of his books are borderline madness manifested, so if that is not your cup of tea then you might just leave him alone:)  UBIK is a must read though, so read that one. Androids is of course also a winner. You probably know this but the movie Blade Runner is based on Androids.

Do not listen to me though, because I love every word that guy put on paper:). Kind of a Dick bias.

I liked it, Royce . It's a fairly interesting series. Actually, reminded me of Gemmell a little but more emphasis on the actualities of war. And Kearney knows a fair bit about sailing, which makes for an awesome lens too.

I really enjoy it so far. I love journeys to unknown territory, and the naval setting suits me fine. Born and raised by the coast:)

Have you read his Macht series?

Just finished Weaveworld and it was a fascinating ride. I will enter Imajica soon enough I guess.

I would love to see "Nova swing" by M John Harrison made into a movie by David Lynch. Or maybe a collaboration between Lynch and Chris Morris.
The overall strangeness and level of absurdity would suit both Lynch and Morris very much. The characters too, with their unpredictability and weird motivations.

The main character is named Vic Serotonin:) Such a great name!, and a perfect fit for a miserable character:)